Hymns that are only suitable for Easter/ Resurrection Sunday are not included here: see Hymns for Easter Sunday for them.
Most of these suggestions are free-to-use (ie public domain or copyright-free) meaning the words can be copied and sung to at least one tune with no concerns about copyright or performance licensing. Many such hymns are old/traditional - but where possible a variety of styles / genres are included.
A small selection of hymns which are, or may be, still copyright are also included where they are a particularly good fit for the whole season.
Suggested free-use hymns
All in an Easter GardenAlleluia Alleluia (Hearts to heaven and voices raise)
Alleluia, Alleluia, Let The Holy Anthem Rise
Alleluia Sing to Jesus
At The Lamb's High Feast We Sing
Awake Arise Lift up Your Voice
Be Joyful, Mary
Bring all Ye Dear Bought Nations
Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain
Hail, Thou Once-Despised Jesus
Hilariter (The whole bright world rejoices now)
I Know that My Redeemer Lives
Jesus Lives, Thy Terrors Now
Let Hymns of Grief to Joy Succeed
Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour
Love's Redeeming Work Is Done
O Filii et Filiae
Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
Sing of Christ, Proclaim his Glory
Sing with All the Saints in Glory
That Eastertide with Joy Was Bright
The Day of Resurrection
The Strife is O'er
Thine be the Glory
This Joyful Eastertide
Ye Choirs of new Jerusalem
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Hymns which are or may still be copyright
All Heaven Declares - RichardsEaster Song, The - unknown
From the Very Depths of Darkness - Forster
God has Spoken by His Prophets - Briggs
He is Risen Tell the Story - Jabusch
Jesus is Lord Creation's Voice Proclaims It - Mansell
Jesus Rose on Easter Day - Lundy
Lord of the Dance - Carter
Now the Green Blade Riseth - Crum
This is the Day - Garrett
Through the Red Sea Brought at Last - Knox
We are the Easter People - Leigh and Sharpe
Suggestions about hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a comment below.
